Browsing Tag: 1947

Now people who were children during 1947 Partition are in their seventies and eighties, meaning that these common memories are fading. A youth decided to capture the memories of victims and survivors. She has so far collected 700 Partition stories on camera and is looking to collect 10,000 such stories.

In the small town of Thao Kalsa, Sikh landlords, surrounded and outnumbered, made a grim decision. A young boy witnessed the result.

What was in store for future was not known. Their lands, animals and other valuables all were left behind. They had lost number of near and dear ones en-route..... Those who were sick were treated. However a new name 'Refugee' was attached by the volunteers from new India.

....unravels the 1947 tragedy through a series of secret British documents, including the Governor’s Fortnightly Reports (FRs) and some of the most exhaustive first person accounts of survivors....

All of these stories, unique and yet similar in so many ways, point to the fact that these individuals are survivors in every sense of the word, having survived Partition as well as the loss of life and culture that accompanied it. These faces also remind me why I fell in love with history and everything that comes with it – languages, cultures and traditions, but most importantly, the people on the ground, who have experienced and lived it...

Minister of State for R&B, Javed Ahmad Dar has said that Sikh community of the State have offered lot of sacrifices since Independence for keeping intact the secular fabric of the State.